Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Has some explaining to do: Disgraced former IMF boss and French presidential contender Dominique Strauss-Kahn takes his seat on the TF1 to explain his sex scandal in new York, where he was accused of raping a hotel maid.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn blamed a “moral fault” for the sexual encounter, which nearly ended with a criminal prosecution until the victim’s case fell apart, but he insisted no force was ever used.

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Strauss-Kahn holds a document as he addressed the nation from the station’s Paris studio.

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Regrets, he has a few: Strauss-Kahn called the encounter “an error” and added, “I regret it infinitely.” The scandal wrecked his political prospects in France.

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Strauss-Kahn also denied another alleged assault, this time from French journalist and writer Tristane Banon (right). DSK called her claims he tried to rape her as “a fantasy.”

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Outraged feminists demonstrate at the Place des Vosges, under the windows of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s apartment.

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Dominique Strauss Kahn looks tired after a visit to his French Lawyer offices in Paris, France.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at their apartment, Place Des Vosges, in Paris, France.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn takes a stroll near his home in Paris, France.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair leave their townhouse in Tribeca on the way to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn returns to his residence in Georgetown after paying a visit to the IMF headquarters in Washington.

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On July 5, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair struggled to unlock the door to their $50,000 TriBeCa townhouse.

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It took them more than 10 minutes to get into their house. Once they got the door unlocked, they struggled to get the key out.

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Once it was removed, Strauss-Kahn triumphantly displayed it to the crowd of assembled reporters and photographers.

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On his first night as a (mostly) free man, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife dined at Scalinatella Restaurant. Here, the two leave through the kitchen door.

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Leaving his TriBeCa pad that evening, DSK looks relaxed and happy to no longer be confined to house arrest.

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More balloons: Shortly after DSK moved into his TriBeCa abode, someone sent him a bunch of balloons, which he didn’t accept. Friday, after he was released from house arrest, it looks like someone sent him another delivery –this time of a dozen red, white and blue balloons with a Statue of Liberty balloon on the top. Whoever answered the door accepted the mystery gift, which came with a card reading, “Enjoy your freedom on Independence Day.”

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Earlier that day, a dour-looking Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at Manhattan Supreme Court for the hearing in which a Manhattan judge ordered him released from home confinement.

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Inside the courtroom, Strauss-Kahn fiddles with his bright blue tie.

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Strauss-Kahn looks up at his lawyer in court.

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Here, he consults with his attorney Benjamin Brafman.

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Strauss-Kahn looks rather somber as Manhattan judge Michael Obus orders him released on his own recognizance. His passport remains the property of the DA’s office and charges against him have not yet been dropped.

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After he left court, though, Strauss-Kahn looked relieved as he put his arm around wife Anne Sinclair.

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The two are all smiles as the walk down the Manhattan Supreme Court steps.

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Strauss-Kahn even flashes a grin at the cameras.

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At a previous hearing on June 6, housekeepers from the New York Hotel and Motel Trade Council Union protest against Dominique Strauss-Kahn outside Manhattan Criminal Court.

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Hotel workers from New York hotels who who were bused in by their union gather at Manhattan Criminal Court before the arrival of Dominique Strauss-Kahn for his arraignment proceedings on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid.

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Housekeeping staff from New York hotels arrive by bus to protest the arrival of Dominique Strauss-Kahn before his arraignment on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid.

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Hotel workers from New York hotels who who were bused in by their union gather at the Manhattan Criminal Courts for the arrival of Dominique Strauss-Kahn for his arraignment proceedings on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn (2nd R) and his wife Anne Sinclair (2nd L) depart after entering a plea of not guilty in his case, at the Manhattan Criminal Court.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn (C), exits Manhattan Criminal Court with his wife Anne Sinclair in New York after arraignment proceedings on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn (C) and his lawyers Benjamin Brafman (R) and William Taylor (L) during a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn (C) and his lawyers Benjamin Brafman (R) and William Taylor (L) during a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn (C) appears at an arraignment trial for sexual assault with his lawyers William Taylor (L) and Benjamin Brafman (R) at Manhattan Criminal Court.

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Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn smiles during his Court appearence at his arraignment on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair arrive at Manhattan Criminal Court, where he plead not guilty to several charges included attempted rape.

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Anne Sinclair, wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former head of the International Monetary Fund, arrives for his bail hearing.

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Former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a bail hearing. A judge granted him $1 million bail.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn talks with his attorney William Taylor, at a bail hearing in Criminal Court on May 19 in New York.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn smiles during his court appearance in Manhattan.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn makes a face while in court to face charges that he assaulted a maid at a New York hotel.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn ponders his fate while at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn makes a face while being arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn is seen during his appearance in court to face charges that he assaulted a maid at a New York hotel.

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Strauss-Kahn (R) and lawyer Benjamin Brafman stand before judge Melissa Jackson in Manhattan Criminal Court as he is arraigned on charges of attempted rape and criminal sexual contact in New York City.

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IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn (C) is seen at Manhattan Criminal Court, where he was denied bail.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, (C), head of the International Monetary Fund, waits to be arraigned, in Manhattan Criminal Court for an alleged attack on a maid who went into his penthouse suite at a hotel near Times Square.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, (R) head of the International Monetary Fund, waits to be arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court for the alleged attack on a hotel maid.

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International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears in Manhattan Criminal Court during his arraignment in New York.

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People read newspapers in the subway with coverage of the U.S. arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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French newspaper covers show images of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Paris, France. International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who had been expected to announce a presidential bid for France in the coming weeks, was arrested in New York on May 14 on charges related to an alleged sexual assault.

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IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is taken out of a police station in New York. Strauss-Kahn was charged Sunday with attempting to rape a New York chambermaid, unleashing a scandal which could bury his long-held ambitions to be elected the president of France.

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IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is taken out of a police station in New York.

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IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is taken out of a police station in New York.

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The media gather outside Manhattan Criminal Court in New York for Strauss-Kahn’s appearance after he was accused of trying to rape a hotel maid.

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A member of the NYPD crime scene unit enters the Sofitel hotel in New York. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the leader of the International Monetary Fund and a possible candidate for president of France, was pulled from an airplane moments before he was to fly to Paris and was being questioned Saturday by police in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid from the Sofitel.

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International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks during an address to the George Washington University School of Business on April 4, 2011 at the university’s Jack Morton Auditorium in Washington, DC.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn gives a press conference at the end of the G20 Finance summit at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris, France.

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Strauss-Kahn arrives at a news conference during the spring IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington.

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Strauss-Kahn waves as he arrives for a G20 meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on February 18, 2011.

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Strauss-Kahn, speaks during a news briefing at the 2010 WB/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington.

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Strauss-Kahn shares a word with his wife Anne Sinclair in La Rochelle, France in 2006

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Strauss-Kahn speaks to journalists in Paris, France in 2006.

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, (L), meets with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, (C), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, before a meeting on the Middle East and Africa at the 2011 Spring Meetings of the World Bank/IMF in Washington.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair arrive for a socialist party meeting in Labege, near Toulouse, southern France.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is seen during a press briefing ahead of the 2011 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington.

President George W. Bush stands with Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the White House prior to a working dinner at the start of the G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, D.C.

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IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn smiles during the Geneva Lecture series on December 8, 2010.